Staten covers the best practices for interacting with law enforcement that helps officers do their job smoothly and efficiently without compromising your constitutional rights.

He says the first thing to remember is that under the Fourth Amendment, citizens don’t have to be subjected to unreasonable searches or seizures.

"When an officer walks up, it doesn’t matter what they say, what you should say, ‘Officer, am I free to leave?’ because what you have just established is that the officer has detained you if the officer says no," he says.

And after providing identification and complying with other requests from the officer, the detained person does not have to continue the conversation.

"And when you are detained under the law, you may exercise your right to remain silent," he says.

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